It only takes one short sentence from the Bible to thoroughly demolish the Watchtower religion and the doctrine they claim is their most important one. This sentence is so crystal clear that there is no way the WTS can weasal out of it. That's why they don't even try.

Although their REAL most important doctrine is that the governing body speaks for God, their CLAIMED most important doctrine begins with the notion that Jesus took Kingdom power and began reigning in 1914. If that doctrine can be shown to be false, the entire Watchtower theology scam crumbles into the trash heap where it belongs. Without 1914 as a key date, the GB loses all claims to spiritual authority over their membership.

What verse am I talking about? Matthew 28:18:

"And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: "All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth."

Jesus didn't say SOME authority in heaven and earth, or MOST authority in heaven and earth. He said ALL authority in heaven and earth. There is nothing more than "all." There is no more authority or rulership that can be gained than "all."

Jesus didn't said he would get "all" authority in some future date. No! He spoke in the past tense! He said he already had it!

Therefore, the idea that Jesus was to sit on some invisible thrown and begin ruling two millenia in the future is ridiculous. And stupid.

Ephesians 1:20-22 also speaks in the past tense about the authority God had given Jesus had during the time of the apostles:

"...with which he has operated in the case of the Christ when he raised him up from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above every government and authority and power and lordship and ever name named, not only in this system of things, but also in that to come. He also subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things."

Not "some" things. Not merely all "earthly" things, but ALL things including ALL governments. If all things were subjected "under his feet," then all things were Jesus' subjects. Therefore he was already ruling in the days of the apostles.

Jesus himself gives a simple statement that makes the 1914 doctrine, and the Watchtower society's claim to spiritual authority a lie and a blasphemy.

Farkel

wasa,

: Complex/nonsensical=Real Truth

Yeah.  I did forget about that part!

Farkel

Face it, Farkel- God likes dumb people. They make better worshippers. What is that scripture?

"God has rejected the lofty of this world in favor of the simpletons..." or something like that. In other words, any of you folks have college or read a book or two are right-out! Clear-thinkers always, eventually, inevitable see behind the BS.

Why do you think dogs don't get resurrected? Who was it who finally pulled back the curtain in The Wizard of Oz to reveal fake wizard? Dorothy? Nope, Toto!

Why do you think God planted little hidden clues about the trinity in scriptures like John 1:1 and Revelation Alpha texts? If the technology had existed in the First Century to have the Greek Scriptures recorded as audio tapes, we could play it backwards and hear - not "Paul is dead" - but "Yes, we IS a trinity."

God loves him a good mystery, yeah he does.

Wasa/recent clear thinker

That was one of the things Dave kept harping at me about 10 years ago.  He made me so angry because there was no argument for that simple point.

Another he reminded me about yesterday was that "Jehovah" was not our heavenly father.  That only gets to be claimed by the FDS.  To the rest of us he was our heavenly "friend". 

Good point, Farkle.

Remember, the first thing Jesus said when answering the questions his disciples asked him....Matt 18:(opps, I forgot the verse )"

"DO NOT BE MISLEAD".

opps, this is Joy, didn't realize I was posting under jst2's handle.